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1. In 1982, the current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad, was in power. How did the 1982 Muslim Brotherhood uprising in the city of Hama, Syria, end?
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Major political reforms: President Hafez al-Assad passed laws that redistributed power in the government, giving Sunni Muslims more voice. |
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A bloodbath: Hafez al-Assad sent troops storming into the city, with orders to massacre. |
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Economic appeasement: Hafez al-Assad ordered bread prices to be subsidized in order to quell burgeoning resentment of his regime and support of the Muslim Brotherhood's platform. |
